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Hedy Lamarr

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Actress · Austria

Date of birth
November 9, 1914
Died on January 19, 2000
Died at the age of 85
Would have turned 111 today

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

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Hedy Lamarr was an actress (Austria). Hedy Lamarr was born on November 9, 1914 in Vienna. Among other things, Hedy Lamarr was known for Algiers, Samson and Delilah, and Ziegfeld Girl.

Known interest

frequency-hopping spread spectrum

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Facts about Hedy

Born
November 9, 1914 in Vienna
Died
January 19, 2000
Nationality
Austria and United States
Occupations
Actress, Musician, Model, Inventor, and Autobiographer
Languages
English and German
Fame
Wikipedia articles in 88 languages

Birthday

Date of birth
November 9, 1914
Born on a
Monday
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
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What makes Hedy Lamarr unique

Generation
Greatest Generation
In memory
Died at the age of 85
Today
Would have turned 111 today
  • Debut in 1933, the year Hedy Lamarr turned 19.
  • First award in 1997, the year Hedy Lamarr turned 83.

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Awards

AwardYear
EFF Award1997
National Inventors Hall of Fame2014
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame–

Works

TitleYear
The Strange Woman–
Secret communication system–
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